Sanbornville New Hampshire 1895 W H Willey Grain Lumber Billhead 8.5 x 4.5

This 1895 billhead from W. H. Willey in Sanbornville, New Hampshire records a transaction tied to a rural general supply business dealing in grain, lumber, and groceries.

Small-town merchants like Willey operated as essential distribution hubs, supplying both household goods and building materials to local residents in late 19th-century New England. Businesses of this type often combined multiple trades under one roof, reflecting the practical needs of agricultural communities where access to specialized suppliers was limited. The printed heading highlights this breadth, emphasizing flour, grain, groceries, and lumber in a single enterprise.

The billhead features a bold typographic layout with decorative emphasis on the business categories, framed by clean ledger ruling in red and blue. Handwritten entries include the sale of cedar shingles, along with a recorded payment notation, all executed in period cursive script. The location line identifies Sanbornville, New Hampshire, and the date of September 28, 1895 appears at the top. The 8.5 x 4.5 format is consistent with compact transactional slips used for everyday accounting.

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